LYMAN’S GRIMM ALFALFA. 
“Lyman’s Grimm” Planted by F. R. Stevens. Affrieulturist. for the Lehigh Valley II. U., 
of Geneva, N. Y. 
Mr. Stevens writes me as follows: “This 
Is one of our Grimm alfalfa plats seeded 
two and one-half feet apart on the hardest 
kind of Volusia silt soil, a soil that our 
experiment stations said would not grow 
alfalfa. I am more than pleased with .vour 
seed and look forward to a deeided increase 
of your variety as a result of these tests.” 
Leltoy, N. Y„ Nov. 27. 1014. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Mr. Lyman: In answer to the ques- 
tions regarding the Grimm alfalfa in your 
letter of the 11th, will say that the 20 
pounds of seed I had of you in 1012. I 
sowed on July 8th at the rate of five pounds 
per acre. I sowed it with a grain drill, 
drills 7 inches apart and run them very 
shallow. I had prepared the land very 
carefully and applied one ton of lime per 
acre and inoculated it with about 300 
pounds of soil from my old alfalfa field 
and gave it a good top-dressing of manure. 
I secured a good stand and this year, the 
second year of cutting, I secured fully as 
much hay per acre as from common alfalfa 
sown under the same conditions at the rate 
of 20 to 2.1 pounds of seed. It branches 
more and is more leaf.v than the common 
alfalfa and is about one week earlier in 
coming into bloom. The bloom was very 
much heavier than on the common, and 
varied from white and yellow through all 
the shades to very dark purple and black. 
Very rospootfully yours, 
(Signed) F. P. HAZELTOX. 
Mr. A. B. Lyman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
Dear Sir: Uepjying to your inquiry as 
to the condition of my fields set'ded with 
Grimm alfalfa seed, purchased from you, 
I wish to say that they are in splendid 
condition, I know of no alfalfa in my 
.section of the state where ns good a stand 
has be(*n secured and as vigorous a crop has 
been obtained, as that which I seeded with 
Grimm alfalfa purchased from you. One 
field has been in now four years, and last 
year’s crop was as heavy as the first cutting 
from the field. It is a pleasure to me to 
recommend the Grimm alfalfa seed grown 
by you as being the very best that can be 
purchased in m.v opinion for use in Minne- 
sota. It is very important that one pur- 
chasing alfalfa seed should be sure that the 
real (Trimm alfalfa seed, such as you raise, 
is obtained. 
M. D. MrXN. President, 
The American Jer.soy Cattle Club. 
St. Paul, Minnesota. 
Union Stock Yards, 
Chicago, 111., July 3, 1017. 
Mr, A. B. L.vman, 
Excelsior, Minn. 
In 1014 1 !)ought “.7 pounds of your Grimm 
alfalfa seed. This s(‘eding made an extra 
good stand and has withstood the winter.s 
since that time. The last winter as you 
know, was very hard and considerable al- 
falfa killed out. All of my Grimm alfalfa 
stood. I do not think a stalk was killed. 
Five acres of ordinary alfalfa which I had 
killed out, so that I plowed it up. 
Yours truly, 
F. W. TUBBS. 
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